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double down

verb
  1. To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack. (intransitive)
  2. To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it. (figuratively, intransitive)
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